Yesterday evening, a prescribed burn was conducted on the Merrimac Preserve which is located just east of Roznos Meadow on the southeast corner of Devil's Lake State Park. Smoke from the fire was visible from Devil's Lake and the city…
What's it like to walk through a forest after a prescribed burn? Here's a 10-minute stroll on Devil's Lake State Park's East Bluff the morning after the prescribed burn on April 22nd, 2021. Interestingly, these burns don't get nearly as…
Earlier this spring, we shared video and photos when the Wisconsin DNR burned a large section of the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area. We thought it would be a good time to go have another look! It's looking pretty nice! Prescribed…
Formerly an ammunitions plant, the land we now know as the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area, is slowly being restored. Part of that restoration process is using fire to help kill off years of invasive plant growth and energize remnants of…